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Mosquitoes get the ‘I’m full’ signal from their butts, not their brains

How accurate is the science in Project Hail Mary?

Agnes Pockels’ pioneering work was unfairly dismissed by tropes about women’s domestic roles

Private company to land on asteroid Apophis as it flies close to Earth

Risk of groundwater contamination is still poorly monitored in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, researchers warn

The deep freshwater reservoir hidden beneath the Great Salt Lake

Aquatic plant reduces antibiotics in water and genetic damage in fish, Piracicaba River study shows

The Jellies That Evolved a Different Way To Keep Time

Perceived inequality is a breeding ground for populism, say researchers

GLP-1 microdosers are chasing longevity

The next mountain tourism boom? Via Ferrata's global rise prompts call for industry collaboration

Unexpected discovery leads to potential pollination control mechanism for baby corn

Huge study finds no evidence cannabis helps anxiety, depression, or PTSD

This common vaccine cuts heart risk nearly in half in new study

Smile mission set for April 9 launch to image Earth's magnetic field in X-rays

Long-term road surveys reveal widespread declines in South African birds of prey

A new entanglement-enhanced quantum sensing scheme

Math puzzle: Fresh gridflowers

This virus therapy supercharges the immune system against brain cancer

Closing your eyes to hear better might be a big mistake

What’s the most massive star in the universe?

Scientists solve 12,800-year-old climate mystery hidden in Greenland ice

The real science (and the fun fiction) behind Project Hail Mary

Early Southwest heat is latest in parade of weather extremes as Earth warms

NASA returns moon rocket to pad, eyeing April 1 launch

A negative attitude towards ageing is making you age faster

AI shows promise for flood forecasting and water security in data scarce regions

Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth

Astronomers discover nearby galaxy was shattered by cosmic crash

Scientists turn CO2 into fuel using breakthrough single-atom catalyst

Gum disease bacterium linked to breast cancer growth and spread

What happens after Ozempic shocked researchers

Mind over metal: Staying wary of metal-related toxicities for pets

Death of the front yard: The quiet change sweeping Sydney suburbs

Scientists thought ravens followed wolves. They were wrong

A water solution for drought‑prone South Africa: We designed systems to replenish aquifers

Bird flu risk to Danish cattle: New tool can warn farmers before infection spreads

Ultra-processed foods linked to 67% higher risk of heart attack and stroke

Moral metrics: Are corporate algorithms becoming our new moral authorities?

Why the gender wealth gap is still so stubborn, and what it means for women's well-being

Workplace nature breaks may cut stress, study finds

Belly fat linked to heart failure risk even in people with normal weight

NASA's Artemis missions promise a return to the moon—but when?

How birds are spreading plastic pollution

Revisiting the Environmental Ruin of the First Gulf War

Magnetic fields guide lab-grown blood vessels into precise patterns for drug testing

Newly identified disease of corn and sorghum may be mistaken for iron deficiency

Clearing the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics

If You’re Going to Drink, Make It This Kind of Alcohol

Project Hail Mary is packed with hard science. An astrophysicist breaks it down